Trans Mountain ordered to suspend oil line expansion to protect hummingbird nests

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Government orders work in Burnaby, British Columbia, suspended for four months

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Pipe is laid for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project near Edmonton in late December 2019. Photo by Trans Mountain Corp.

CALGARY — The Canadian government has ordered Trans Mountain Corp. to halt work on a section of its oil pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, for four months to protect hummingbird nests, government spokeswoman said on Monday.

An Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) enforcement officer visited the Burnaby site earlier this month after complaints about construction activity impacting the birds. The stop work order will last until Aug. 20 when the nesting season ends.